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then you go to election day. there are people with ipads checking actual voters showing up to the polls, oh, york selling soap. you're here, pushing the button. they have a list. that was not happening on the republican side. so the operation was a lot more organized and just better all across the board. lou: one would have to believe the republicans will emulate in granular detail the ground operation, the next election. >> definitely. lou: you led along with gasoline harrison jennifer griffin, from the outset of benghazi coverage and doing a terrific job of it. we have followed the story closely year. it is one of the great surprises to me that that issue barely registered in the exit polls. what was your reaction to back. >> well, i just don't think it broke through. i think just at the end of the campaign, i was starting to get the story, starting to get a little bit more coverage from the mainstream media. the cbs tape came out. two days before the election from 60 minutes. that additional footage. president
then you go to election day. there are people with ipads checking actual voters showing up to the polls, oh, york selling soap. you're here, pushing the button. they have a list. that was not happening on the republican side. so the operation was a lot more organized and just better all across the board. lou: one would have to believe the republicans will emulate in granular detail the ground operation, the next election. >> definitely. lou: you led along with gasoline harrison jennifer...
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find out what america needs to do to fix this before the next election. >>> and the election marked the ends of traditional america? according to bill o'reilly, of course he's always looking out for you. how will o'reilly cope. i'll ask eugene robinson. stay tuned. >>> whether you voted for the very first time or waited in line for a very long time -- by the way, we have to fix that. >> i wonder if they'll filibuster that effort. thanks for staying with us tonight. >>> they had a great night tuesday, but there is something we cannot forget. we started reporting on the long lines, the wait stretched from 4 to 5 to 6, to in some cases 7 hours. these lines did not deter the 120 million people who did vote we're grateful they got out and voted. no doubt. to me there's something really un-american about this whole process. it's ridiculous to force moms and dads and students and workers and elderly folks to wait four hours to cast a ballot? it turns out minorities suffered the longest waits. the afl-cio reports that minorities were more likely to wait at least 30 minutes to vote. 22% of afric
find out what america needs to do to fix this before the next election. >>> and the election marked the ends of traditional america? according to bill o'reilly, of course he's always looking out for you. how will o'reilly cope. i'll ask eugene robinson. stay tuned. >>> whether you voted for the very first time or waited in line for a very long time -- by the way, we have to fix that. >> i wonder if they'll filibuster that effort. thanks for staying with us tonight....
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that's why elections matter. it's not small, it's big. >> this election was big. it signaled that the reagan view of government and politics is fading into the past. we are more diverse, hopeful nation, and viewers voted that way on tuesday. >>> joining me now is richard wolffe, vice president and executive editor of msnbc.com, and alicia menendez, host and producer of huff post live. thank you both for being here. >> let any go to you, do you agree that republicans' loss tuesday went way beyond? >> yes, they lost on the positioning, the branding of the party f and, you know, you can look at it state by state, look at it issue by issue, but the biggest to me, just if you look at the national piece of t. the biggest failure was their entire view of president obama? they said he was incompetent. they said he was a fluke. they said he was some kind of aberration, and he was a disaster who would surely fate, because all the data and get they had said he would fail. president obama told me when he was a candidate in 2008, he really had the aspiration to be like reagan,
that's why elections matter. it's not small, it's big. >> this election was big. it signaled that the reagan view of government and politics is fading into the past. we are more diverse, hopeful nation, and viewers voted that way on tuesday. >>> joining me now is richard wolffe, vice president and executive editor of msnbc.com, and alicia menendez, host and producer of huff post live. thank you both for being here. >> let any go to you, do you agree that republicans' loss...
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but i mean, all the election-- the laws of elections were violated. a tie goes to the republican, a tie goes to the challenger, a tie goes to the white guy. one rule was elections that i had forgotten and i shouldn't have, that it's very hard to take out an incumbent. that was, as many, many people remember why i abondonned romny and ran off with chris christie in the middle of obama's term because i thought-- >>> we remember that. >> he's likeable and obama is likeable. he's an incumbent. we are going to need some star power street fighter, like chris christie. i think absolutely that mitt romney was the right candidate, the strongest candidate. but it remains true that it's very hard to take out an incumbent. the last time that happened was ronald reagan-- >>> that's a very good, valid point. i totally agree with you. i also think that we cannot not address what i was just talking about. america in some ways is changing and it's changing in this way, is, you know, the allure of free. it's the allure of oh, no pressure. it's the allure of government
but i mean, all the election-- the laws of elections were violated. a tie goes to the republican, a tie goes to the challenger, a tie goes to the white guy. one rule was elections that i had forgotten and i shouldn't have, that it's very hard to take out an incumbent. that was, as many, many people remember why i abondonned romny and ran off with chris christie in the middle of obama's term because i thought-- >>> we remember that. >> he's likeable and obama is likeable. he's an...
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after every election people get upset with whoever got elected. probably if there was a website available to them there would be another 700,000 that oppose when george bush got nil. don't know. i don't know what the big deal. 700,000 people represents less than 1% of the country. what is the big deal? >> you know it's like to original argument. some states don't want to pay for other states. what we are doing now we are getting to the point where a number of states, east coast, west coast states are going bankrupt. legally cannot go bankrupt. so richer states, southern states have to bail them out. >> bob: k.t . are you suggesting that mississippi and alabama are richer states? >> i think their balances, the budgets are balanced. >> eric: there are states in the union who are getting back, you know, 50, 60 cents on the dollar they pay in tax. the states have an argument for seceding from the union. paying a buck and getting 60 cents back. what it feels like to me is people are upset. they're mad. calm down. we have lost. we can come back. win an
after every election people get upset with whoever got elected. probably if there was a website available to them there would be another 700,000 that oppose when george bush got nil. don't know. i don't know what the big deal. 700,000 people represents less than 1% of the country. what is the big deal? >> you know it's like to original argument. some states don't want to pay for other states. what we are doing now we are getting to the point where a number of states, east coast, west...
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well, elections have consequences, right? and this is the consequence of the election. he's the president of the united states. he ran on this. he said he was going to do it. although he didn't come through on any of the promises from 2008, this is one it appears he's hell bent on making sure happens this time. but look, i think the bottom line here is we've got to compromise, but what's scary in this press conference, there was no talk of any spending cuts. he's passed no budget. no spending cuts and everyone admits we're heading for some serious trouble in those areas that debt continues to grow and he didn't address it at all. fine. you want to tax the rich, fine. you're the president. you push it. you go after it. the problem is, that doesn't stop or solve, stop the bleeding or solve the problem of where we are now. we need more solutions. we need a broader set of ideas. republicans will have to come to the table and deal with this president and offer some sensible solutions as well, but my advice is the president needs to use one of his record setting number of gol
well, elections have consequences, right? and this is the consequence of the election. he's the president of the united states. he ran on this. he said he was going to do it. although he didn't come through on any of the promises from 2008, this is one it appears he's hell bent on making sure happens this time. but look, i think the bottom line here is we've got to compromise, but what's scary in this press conference, there was no talk of any spending cuts. he's passed no budget. no spending...
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president obama kill the pipeline the lease until after the election. can union workers convince him to start laying the pipe? will be his hostilities resulted in a wider war? k.t. mcfarland joins me next. [ male announcer ] this is the age of knowing what you're made of. why let erectile dysfunction get in your way? talk to your doctor abt viagra. ask if your heart is healthy enough for sex. do not take viagra if you take nitrates for chest pain; it may cause an unsafe drop in blood pressure. side effects include headache, flushing, upset stomach, and abnormal vision. to avoid long-term injury, seek immediate medical help for an erection lasting more than four hours. stop taking viagra and call your doctor right away if you experience a sudden decrease or loss in vision or hearing. this is the age of taking action. viagra. talk to your doctor. you walk into a conventional mattress store, it's really not about you. we have so much technology in our store to really show the customers what's going on with their bodies. you can see a little more pressure i
president obama kill the pipeline the lease until after the election. can union workers convince him to start laying the pipe? will be his hostilities resulted in a wider war? k.t. mcfarland joins me next. [ male announcer ] this is the age of knowing what you're made of. why let erectile dysfunction get in your way? talk to your doctor abt viagra. ask if your heart is healthy enough for sex. do not take viagra if you take nitrates for chest pain; it may cause an unsafe drop in blood pressure....
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the reality, larry, is that elections have consequences. the election is over. the republicans lost. it's time to get over it and move on. that means we have to come together and create some sort of compromise. but it doesn't mean the republicans get their way and they don't move it all to the left. there has to be some movement to the center on both sides. the president's already indicated that in terms of spending cuts, which he said repeatedly. and what the democrats -- >> i never heard spending cuts. i never heard anything about spending cuts. he never heard -- >> he may not have said it today but there were references. >> like i said, you google -- >> the president said over and over that he's willing to have some spending cuts. >> all right, keith. if you google obama and spending cuts, you're going to come up with a blank page. that's all i'll say. david webb, let me come back to you. one of the scary things about this besides the absence of spending cuts was the article on the front page of "the wall street journal" saying team obama wants a $1.6 trillio
the reality, larry, is that elections have consequences. the election is over. the republicans lost. it's time to get over it and move on. that means we have to come together and create some sort of compromise. but it doesn't mean the republicans get their way and they don't move it all to the left. there has to be some movement to the center on both sides. the president's already indicated that in terms of spending cuts, which he said repeatedly. and what the democrats -- >> i never...
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as part of this, he will meet with county election supervisors, especially those who ran elections where voters experienced long lines of four hours or more." so waiting in line for four hours did you want trigger any special attention. you have to be more than four hours for that. when's the last time you waited in line outdoors for four hours for something? when's the last time you thought it would be okay to ask your grandmother to wait in line outdoors for four hours for something? but as bad as florida was and is, there were states that did even worse. including one state where i went to bed thinking the senate race was settled only to wake up it may not be over. that's coming up next. heir work, their name on the door, and their heart into their community. small business saturday is a day to show our support. a day to shop at stores owned by our friends and neighbors. and do our part for the businesses that do so much for us. on november 24th, let's get out and shop small. meet the 5-passenger ford c-max hybrid. when you're carrying a lot of weight, c-max has a nice little trait, y
as part of this, he will meet with county election supervisors, especially those who ran elections where voters experienced long lines of four hours or more." so waiting in line for four hours did you want trigger any special attention. you have to be more than four hours for that. when's the last time you waited in line outdoors for four hours for something? when's the last time you thought it would be okay to ask your grandmother to wait in line outdoors for four hours for something? but...
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the president was elected on the basis he was not romney and romney was a poopy head and you should elect romney. >> he said he won not on policy, but because democrats painted romney as a poopy head. desperate times call for desperate measures with the looming fiscal cliff. even bill crystal is calling for a serious call. tonight in our survey, i asked you will republicans in congress finally work for the american people? 28% said yes, so optimistic, 72% of you said no. i hate to see it, but i'm a 72%er tonight. >>> coming up the ceo of papa johns is complaining about the cost of obama care. you might believe just how much money this guy makes. sam stein of "the huffington post" is here with the latest. [ male announcer ] did you know the single cap of gain gives as much freshness as a whole bottle of that other stuff? that's more than enough freshness to go around... unless you're this guy. don't be this guy. get irresistibly fresh with gain. you walk into a conventional mattress store, it's really not about you. we have so much technology in our store to really show the customers what'
the president was elected on the basis he was not romney and romney was a poopy head and you should elect romney. >> he said he won not on policy, but because democrats painted romney as a poopy head. desperate times call for desperate measures with the looming fiscal cliff. even bill crystal is calling for a serious call. tonight in our survey, i asked you will republicans in congress finally work for the american people? 28% said yes, so optimistic, 72% of you said no. i hate to see it,...
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i don't take any election for granted. thank you. >> reporter: in 2012 not only did her support drop quickly in the presidential race, she barely won her congressional race this week. it was worse for two other tea party favorites. todd akin lost his senate race in missouri. his effort not helped by this comment. >> if it's a legitimate rape, the female body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down. >> reporter: and richard mourdock lost his senate race in indiana after he said this. >> even when life begins in that horrible situation of rape, that it is something that god intended to happen. >> reporter: the tea party's anti-government message continues to resonate with many. but arguably, the group's policies and miscues might have cost the gop a chance to be the majority party in the u.s. senate. tea party supporters put together a video of what they expected to see this week. >> tea par.net is revolutionizing the movement. they think it's over. won't it be fun to see their faces on november 6th? >> reporter: as it
i don't take any election for granted. thank you. >> reporter: in 2012 not only did her support drop quickly in the presidential race, she barely won her congressional race this week. it was worse for two other tea party favorites. todd akin lost his senate race in missouri. his effort not helped by this comment. >> if it's a legitimate rape, the female body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down. >> reporter: and richard mourdock lost his senate race in indiana after...
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>> i suspect they didn't want governor recommendny elected. they think they will get an easier ride from president obama. i suspect they were quite pleased with the outcome. >> sean: tony, what do you think they are thinking now? president blamed a terror attack on a youtube video. wasn't true. he sees that america's fighting over this. what do you think the people responsible -- >> let me make this clear. this is my opinion, not my think tank. have you a trend of emboldening terrorists. president morsi who, president obama said he's not sure if he's an ally or not, is part of the problem. he said that the palestinian blood is his blood. what happened, the same security agreement that the israelis had with the egyptians may not stand. those words words have emboldend hamas. they are acting partly because they think they can -- the psychological edge is in their favor. >> there is something else important to remember. hamas was the military wing of the muslim brotherhood in gaza. >> sean: exactly. >> they are brothers? >> morsi has called the i
>> i suspect they didn't want governor recommendny elected. they think they will get an easier ride from president obama. i suspect they were quite pleased with the outcome. >> sean: tony, what do you think they are thinking now? president blamed a terror attack on a youtube video. wasn't true. he sees that america's fighting over this. what do you think the people responsible -- >> let me make this clear. this is my opinion, not my think tank. have you a trend of emboldening...
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but he's now safely re-elected. so the only reason he's doing this is out of personal pique or some over cranky motive and he just needs to give it up. and lindsey graham needs to give it up too. and they need to suck it up and start to work across the aisle like they have in the past, and show some basic respect for the president of the united states. >> i mean, this is the first shot over the bow, as to how the next congress is going to feel about one another. i mean, do you think mccain and graham would have the troops to stop her if she does, and the president says today he hasn't made that determination yet, whether he's going to nominate her or not. do you think they have the chops to do that? >> sure. in the senate, it only takes a couple of people to filibuster. and then there aren't the 60 votes. and if they go through with this, if they don't back down, it will be hard for her to get confirmed. that's the reality of the u.s. senate. so it seems to me and i think a lot of other people that the president and
but he's now safely re-elected. so the only reason he's doing this is out of personal pique or some over cranky motive and he just needs to give it up. and lindsey graham needs to give it up too. and they need to suck it up and start to work across the aisle like they have in the past, and show some basic respect for the president of the united states. >> i mean, this is the first shot over the bow, as to how the next congress is going to feel about one another. i mean, do you think...
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going into the election. in fact, two weeks ago, before the hurricane, erin, we were up by three to five points in swing states and we thought we were heading towards a victory, so i'm not going to recriminate. we've just got to realize what he did right, wrong, improve and do a better job of delivering the message. but hand it to the president for running a good closing argument and good ground game. >> what does someone like you think about 2016? you're one of the names that could be running. what are you focusing on? is it really focus all the time on reaching out on immigration and to hispanics? >> i think it's 24 hours after the polls close, so i'm not thinking about 2016. i'm thinking about virginia with a legislative session coming up, but i think the future of the party is with republican governors. we may have 31 when washington state finishes counting on friday. and i think that the leaders that are in our party that are conservatives that are ceos of the states balancing budgets without raising tax
going into the election. in fact, two weeks ago, before the hurricane, erin, we were up by three to five points in swing states and we thought we were heading towards a victory, so i'm not going to recriminate. we've just got to realize what he did right, wrong, improve and do a better job of delivering the message. but hand it to the president for running a good closing argument and good ground game. >> what does someone like you think about 2016? you're one of the names that could be...
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but first, 1460 days until the 2016 election. just kidding. but we did think it would be interesting to see and hear how some of america's trusted opinion makers reacted to four more years of obama. kick it off with the one and only el rushbo, rush limbaugh. >> conservatism, in my humble opinion, did not lose last night. it's just very difficult to beat santa claus. it's practically impossible to beat santa claus. people are not going to vote against st. louis, especially if the a tern tiff is being your own santa claus -- alternative is being your own santa claus. country of children where the option is santa claus or work, what wins? >> eric: you know, rush puts it in a way a lot of people can understand. >> greg: but you can't beat santa claus. you take his clothes. that is how you expose santa claus. conservatives need to expand their tent, which but generally for the left that means channeling your inner julia. it's a way toward bankruptcy. mausoleum for dead culture. i am talking about expanding that you are ideas. two people that believ
but first, 1460 days until the 2016 election. just kidding. but we did think it would be interesting to see and hear how some of america's trusted opinion makers reacted to four more years of obama. kick it off with the one and only el rushbo, rush limbaugh. >> conservatism, in my humble opinion, did not lose last night. it's just very difficult to beat santa claus. it's practically impossible to beat santa claus. people are not going to vote against st. louis, especially if the a tern...
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the election's over. now it's time to get to work. >> reporter: and the speaker seemed confident that after this election, tea party members will be supportive of getting work done. so, i asked, will he still repeal obama care? you had said, next year, that you would repeal the health care vote. that still your mission? >> well, i think the election changes that. it's pretty clear that the president was re-elected. obama care is the law of the land. >> reporter: but you won't be spending the time next year trying to repeal obama care? >> there certainly may be parts of it that we believe need to be changed. we may do that. no decisions at this point. >> reporter: and another question. about a firebrand in his party, the man who ran for vice president, still congressman paul ryan. congressman paul ryan, is he the leader of the republican party now? >> oh, i wouldn't think so. paul ryan's a policy wonk. he's involved in the cause of trying to bring us pro-growth, economic agenda to america and making sure t
the election's over. now it's time to get to work. >> reporter: and the speaker seemed confident that after this election, tea party members will be supportive of getting work done. so, i asked, will he still repeal obama care? you had said, next year, that you would repeal the health care vote. that still your mission? >> well, i think the election changes that. it's pretty clear that the president was re-elected. obama care is the law of the land. >> reporter: but you won't...
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the election is over and everyone can forget about that. let's get to the bottom of the fact why four americans were murdered, why it's unsafe there and why we've been told so many ridiculous stories by so many people. time to sort it out. thanks for joining us, congresswoman. >> thank you very much. >> what is going on with attorney general hearing holder? this investigation started months and months ago with the director of the cia. alarm bells didn't go off, despite the fact the cia director's tame came up in a criminal investigation. why didn't the justice department make the petraeus affair a top priority and get to the bottom? is there a reason? plus listen to fox news tonight, there's new video of paula broadwell that is sure to raise eye prows. liz cheney will talk about that next. and also a top briefing on benghazi. what what does the senate committee hear? that's next. where others fail, droid powers through. introducing the new droid razr maxx hd by motorola. now more than ever droid does. ♪ in a world where ♪ there is so mu
the election is over and everyone can forget about that. let's get to the bottom of the fact why four americans were murdered, why it's unsafe there and why we've been told so many ridiculous stories by so many people. time to sort it out. thanks for joining us, congresswoman. >> thank you very much. >> what is going on with attorney general hearing holder? this investigation started months and months ago with the director of the cia. alarm bells didn't go off, despite the fact the...
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david, the term is a status quo election. after all the talking and all the spending, the balance of power stays the same -- white house, senate, house. what kind of atmosphere does the president come home to? >> well, it will be tense, brian. we talked about it last night. because of the fiscal cliff, because of the enormous difficulties washington faces, proving to the american people it can break this cycle of dysfunction and reach some agreement on the most important matters, taxes and spending, especially since you have these tax increases set to take place and big spending cuts set to take place, there has to be some agreement. i thought the president struck a different tone last night. it wasn't going to be one he will say, look, i won. you have to fall into line. but he does feel like he has a mandate, and you're hearing it from the administration already particularly with regard to raising taxes on wealthier americans. that's going to be a big bargaining chip here as he tries to come up with a grand deal on reducing
david, the term is a status quo election. after all the talking and all the spending, the balance of power stays the same -- white house, senate, house. what kind of atmosphere does the president come home to? >> well, it will be tense, brian. we talked about it last night. because of the fiscal cliff, because of the enormous difficulties washington faces, proving to the american people it can break this cycle of dysfunction and reach some agreement on the most important matters, taxes...
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brown was defeated in his re-election bid for his former seat by elizabeth warren. so if you want to sound smart today tell your friends scott brown was the only incumbent senator to lose his seat in this year's general election. two incumbent senator, pennsylvania's arlen specter and bob bennett of utah lost their re-election bids in 2010. all right, enough of that real news, we'll gather around the water cooler and talk about the angry letters that the white house has been receiving since president obama's re-election. many solidly conservative states have been flooding the white house's we the people website with petition requests to secede from the union of the united states. for help on that john stuart n >> they have received petitions from 20 states who would like to cede from the union. >> wait. i'm not sure exactly which 20 states those are or which people they are in those states but i think i can express how i feel about these states and people in the words of the great william wonka. >> stop, don't come back. [ applause ] >> at least now i'm beginning to
brown was defeated in his re-election bid for his former seat by elizabeth warren. so if you want to sound smart today tell your friends scott brown was the only incumbent senator to lose his seat in this year's general election. two incumbent senator, pennsylvania's arlen specter and bob bennett of utah lost their re-election bids in 2010. all right, enough of that real news, we'll gather around the water cooler and talk about the angry letters that the white house has been receiving since...
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that's how we win elections. we don't win elections by insulting voters. >> in the wake of the election a lot of republicans, not just jindal, are doing soul searching about how they can better appeal to groups that voted for obama. romney apparently didn't get that memo. joining me now, cnn contributors and republican strategist, mary matalin and charles blow. you have been tweeting extensively on this. you said you were livid at governor romney, that the comments were offensive. you said he needs to take a look in the mirror. what do you mean? >> i think he needs to figure out what were his own flaws. what were the deficiencies with his campaign. i get it, okay, he was talking to 300 of is this top donors, pe who raised almost $1 billion and he needs to explain why he lost and it's easier to blame somebody else than to look in the mirror and blame yourself for your shortfalls but i think it's mitt romney who has to figure out why did he get 27% with the hispanic vote. mary worked for george w. bush white house.
that's how we win elections. we don't win elections by insulting voters. >> in the wake of the election a lot of republicans, not just jindal, are doing soul searching about how they can better appeal to groups that voted for obama. romney apparently didn't get that memo. joining me now, cnn contributors and republican strategist, mary matalin and charles blow. you have been tweeting extensively on this. you said you were livid at governor romney, that the comments were offensive. you...
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did the election not change anything? >> the election changed a lot. the election changed the underlying power dynamic between the two parties. you know that great line of al capone's, you can get more with a kind word and a gun than you can get with a kind word alone? the president now has a gun in his hand. the bush tax cuts expire and that makes the republicans sweat. it's a consequence of losing elections, and it's going to be a very uncomfortable month for the two parties. >> mary, what i don't understand, i hear from a lot of republicans, well, the president doesn't have a mandate on this, but both republicans and democrats for a month now have been saying, look, the choice was very clear between these two men. they couldn't be more different. people have said on our program, and yet all of a sudden, if the choice is so clear and before the vote, didn't the american people make that choice, and so shouldn't the president get some capital on this tax issue? >> well, if the exit polls are accurate, and i believe that they are by almost a 10-point m
did the election not change anything? >> the election changed a lot. the election changed the underlying power dynamic between the two parties. you know that great line of al capone's, you can get more with a kind word and a gun than you can get with a kind word alone? the president now has a gun in his hand. the bush tax cuts expire and that makes the republicans sweat. it's a consequence of losing elections, and it's going to be a very uncomfortable month for the two parties. >>...